"Under Great Master's leadership, the Golden Snake Battalion's territory has expanded by thousands of miles. Their strength has increased by more than ten times. My experience is shallow and I don't have any opinions." Hearing the sound of Song Qingshu closing the door, Jiao Waner's heart skipped a beat. What did he want to do?
"Madam is too modest. In the past, when your father was in trouble, you took over the Golden Dragon Gang as a weak woman. Over the years, you have managed the gang's affairs in good order. How could you be a person with shallow knowledge?" Song Qingshu smiled slightly. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Jiao Waner.
Song Qingshu continued to ask Jiao Waner a few questions. Jiao Waner absent-mindedly answered them one by one. After a long time, Song Qingshu looked at the untouched cup of tea on the table and said thoughtfully, "Madam, why don't you drink tea?"
"I am not thirsty."
Jiao Waner looked at the clear tea and thought, "How would I dare to drink a man and a woman alone?" Although she did not like Xia Qingqing, she knew that Xia Qingqing was not a fickle woman. But now that the facts were in front of her, she did not know how Song Qingshu had hooked up with her. Could it be that he had drugged her …
"Madam, are you afraid that I have drugged the tea?" Song Qingshu saw through her thoughts.
Jiao Waner's expression changed. She forced a smile and said, "Great Master must be joking."
Song Qingshu picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp. He looked at her gentle face with a faint smile and said, "Madam seems to be on guard against Song Mou."
"Great Master, you must be joking." Jiao Waner knew that this was not a good place to stay. She took the opportunity to stand up and say goodbye. "In the dead of the night, I am afraid that there will be gossip. I will not stay for long. I hope Great Master can understand."
Song Qingshu suddenly felt an itch in his heart when he saw her curtsey. He laughed: "During this period of time, Brother Luo has continuously taken over Xin Nan, Ju County and several other cities. You can be said to have accumulated many military merits. Madam has chosen a good husband."
Hearing him mention her husband, Jiao Waner couldn't leave for a moment, "This is all because the First Master defeated the 100,000 Qing army. Now that the prefectures and prefectures have seen the Golden Snake Camp's army, it can be said that they have surrendered at the mere sight of it. Obviously, he didn't have much credit."
Back then, Jiao Waner had married Luo Liru because she didn't want to make things difficult for Yuan Chengzhi. But over the years, Luo Liru had been very loving to her. He was a good husband, and Jiao Waner had grown to like her husband.
"Madam, you don't have to be so modest. I don't have many good points, but I understand that if you attack, you will be rewarded, and if you commit a crime, you will be punished. I will reward you well for your contributions, but," Song Qingshu suddenly changed the topic, "Now, it's time to count your crimes."
Jiao Waner couldn't help but turn pale. She hurriedly said, "Please tell us, First Master. We don't know what crimes we have committed."
Looking at Jiao Waner's panicked face, Song Qingshu had a strange kind of pleasure, "Madam, you are really forgetful. When you nominated the Golden Snake King candidate, you suddenly changed your mind and nominated Murong Fu instead, which almost made me miss the election. This is the first crime. You colluded with Jia Shidao, the evil minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, and betrayed the interests of the Golden Snake Camp. After I was elected as the Golden Snake King, you deliberately preserved your strength and chose to sit on the sidelines, allowing my troops to be in danger. This is the third crime!"
Jiao Waner's forehead was suddenly sweating. It turned out that he had come to settle the score.
When the Golden Snake Camp was on the verge of collapse, she and her husband were disheartened and wanted to return to their hometown in Jinling. At this time, Jia Shidao's messenger found them, and they naturally hit it off. They agreed to nominate Gusu Murong Fu to be the Golden Snake King. They didn't expect that Gusu Murong Fu, who was famous in the martial arts world, would be eliminated in the first round.
As for later, when the expeditionary army of the Qing Dynasty came, it was normal that they chose to sit on the sidelines and watch. After all, the 100,000 Qing Dynasty troops came with great momentum, and Song Qingshu's decision to fight them head-on was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
"Please forgive us, First Master. Although we were stupid and couldn't recognize heroes from the beginning, we made such a decision in a daze. After Murong Fu was defeated, we didn't contact the Southern Song Dynasty. As for the third crime, please forgive me for not accepting it. At that time, we did want to preserve our strength, but we didn't just sit on the sidelines. If we hadn't successfully delayed the other Qing troops, you wouldn't have had the chance to defeat them one by one."
Jiao Waner answered neither humbly nor arrogantly. Although she looked gentle, she was a very opinionated person. Moreover, after being in charge of the Golden Dragon Gang for so many years, she had developed an aura of independence.
"So, it's up to you to defeat the Qing army?" Song Qingshu sneered. The temperature of the whole room seemed to have dropped by a few degrees in an instant.
"I don't dare." Song Qingshu's aura suddenly exploded, and it made Jiao Waner's scalp numb. She couldn't help but kneel on the ground and repeatedly beg for forgiveness.
At the same time, Jiao Waner felt very strange. During this period of time, she had been in contact with Song Qingshu. Although he was a bit dissolute and lecherous, he was a rare genius in terms of ability. His various strategies amazed everyone in the Golden Snake Battalion. Moreover, he treated people modestly and politely. He didn't seem to be a narrow-minded person.
If the previous Song Qingshu gave people a warm and genial feeling, the current Song Qingshu gave people a dark and evil feeling. Jiao Waner didn't know why she had this kind of feeling.
"Since ancient times, new leaders would support their own trusted people and get rid of a few unreliable ones. Madam, do you think I should trust you or …"
Song QingShu didn't finish his sentence. As he spoke, his hand inadvertently slid across the table. A corner of the table fell off without a sound. Jiao Wan 'er's eyebrows twitched.
"I don't know how the Great Master can trust us. As long as the Great Master commands us, we will go through fire and water without hesitation! " Jiao Waner said through gritted teeth. She had been the leader of a gang for many years. Naturally, she understood that trust was not just words. There had to be actions, similar to proof of loyalty.
"From now on, will all of you listen to my orders?" Song QingShu glanced at her indifferently.
"Of course!" Jiao Waner answered straightforwardly.
"Will you listen to any orders?" Song Qingshu's tone suddenly became a little strange.
Jiao Waner's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. If they dared to say no, she and her husband wouldn't live past the night. So, she gritted her teeth and said, "I will listen to any orders!"
"Good. Stand up first." Song Qingshu sat on the bed and stared at her.
"Yes." Jiao Waner lowered her head and stood up, waiting for Song Qingshu's next order. At the same time, she was thinking, "I don't know what he will make us do. Should we kill Jia Shidao's messenger or hand over the military power …"
"Take it off." Song Qingshu said one word expressionlessly.
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